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Shelter Sense Volume 05, Number 06

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More cats than dogs are getti.ng rabies because cats are in more frequent contact with wildlife.

Rabies update nimal rabies nationwide appears to be leveling off, according to Dr. Greg Parham of the federal Centers for Disease Control inA Atlanta, GA, although some local trouble spots will continue to have record numbers of cases. There were about 6000 cases of rabies in animals in the US in 1980 and more than 7000 in 1981. Parham believes the 1982 total will drop back to 6000--a high enough number but nevertheless a decrease. One of the local trouble spots includes northern Virginia, western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Fairfax County, VA, has declared a rabies epidemic, and all high risk animals (raccoon, fox, skunk, bat and woodchuck) received by the Department of Animal Control are being destroyed rather than relocated in the wild as usual. These animals are being tested for rabies, and about 10% are infected. The county is also holding rabies clinics for pet animal vaccination. Health officials believe the epidemic may continue through the summer. Continued on next page Materials n attractive poster-calendar beginning with the opening of In Loudoun County, VA, health officials spent several days locating school in September is available from Fairfax County Animal a young couple who had been exposed to a puppy that later died of Control,A 4500 West Ox Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030. ']Jle calendar is rabies. The couple had played with the puppy on an outing at a \7 inches by 22 inches. It is printed on heavy paper and can riding stable. County officials report that this is the first be colored. rabid dog in northern Virginia since 1965. The calendar gives animal angles on the major holidays, plus In 1980, seven rabid raccoons were reported in northern Virginia; Citizenship Day in September, Fire Prevention Week in October in 1981, 102 were reported. Dr. Parham believes the 1982 figure and other national events. The calendar runs through August ANIMAL CONTROL DEPT. may well exceed 102. Maryland and Pennsylvania, which normally 1983, although the emphasis is on events during the school year. see rabies only in bats, now both report cases in raccoons and Fairfax education director Janet Sasser says the calendar will be other animals. In Maryland, six rabid raccoons were found in ready to mail by the end of August. For your copy, send 50¢ to 1981; by May of this year, 15 had been reported. • Janet's attention at the address above. Parham reports that some locations in New York state are reporting record numbers of rabies cases in foxes, and Iowa has reported a substantial increase in the number of rabid cats. (1981 was the All Star Screen Printing will produce arm patches, T-shirts, first year in which cat cases outnumbered dog cases in the US.) bumper stickers and other items--they can use your artwork or North-Central Lake County, FL, has been placed under rabies produce. artwork for you for an additional charge. For a price quarantine after two people were attacked by diseased foxes, list and other information, contact Jim Lang, All Star Screen according to the Miami Herald. State public health official Dr. Printing, 4418 Stephens, Bloomington, IN 47401, tel. (812) 332- CITY OF 4057. (Jim is Director of Bloomington, IN, Animal Control and Oscar Sussman told SHELTER SENSE that animal rabies in Florida is "not staggering but increasing each year." The state has issued BLOOMINGTON produced the shirt patch shown in the margin for his agency's press releases urging people to get pets vaccinated and leave wild officers.) animals alone. Parham says there is evidence that rabies is cyclical, although Materials for humane Humane Education is the quarterly magazine published by the local epidemics and the differences between animal species make education from NAAHE, National Association for the Advancement of Humane Education. this difficult for researchers to pin down. HSUS educational NAAHE memberships (which include the magazine subscription) are For animal agencies, continued attention to rabies control is division. Order all $10 per year for individuals and $25 per year for organizations. items from HSUS, HE includes articles, suggested materials, artwork for necessary. Urge pet owners in your community to have their , animals vaccinated. In a rabies emergency, health authorities 2100 L St. NW, reproduction, meeting announcements and news items. A free could order that unvaccinated pets be destroyed--a vaccination Washington, DC 20037. sample copy is available. protects pets not only from the disease itself but also from People & Animals: A Humane Education Curriculum Guide is a set possible destruction should there be a rabies epidemic in the of four books in a three-ring binder. Each book gives specific area. Urge that pet cats be vaccinated since they are often in suggestions for teaching projects for different grade levels: contact with wildlife-.-- Level A--Preschool and kindergarten, Level B--lst and 2nd grades, Warn people against handling or adopting wild animals. Finally, Level C--3rd and 4th grades, Level D--5th and 6th grades. Each pay particular attention to teaching children about safety with book costs $7; the entire set and binder is $25. (NAAHE members animals. ['.] get a 10% discount.) This guide is the product of three years of i research and field testing by NAAHE staff, professional educators and humane agency representatives throughout the US and Canada. "Humane Education--Planning and Evaluation" is a cassette tape of a talk by NAAHE Director Kathy Savesky, delivered at a symposium cosponsored by NAAHE and the Western Humane Educators Association. The cost is $5. SHELTER SENSE is published by The National Humane Education Sharing Sam is a pattern kit for you to use in making a flannel Center, a division of The Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L board presentation for children. The kit includes a script about Photo credits: St., NW, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 452-1100. proper pet care and responsible pet ownership. The kit is $4 Victor Scruby, cover; ($2 for NAAHE members). HSUS/Zoss, page 2; Subscription rates: HSUS/Dommers, page 8; ten issues-$5.00 (US currency) "Patches" is a two-part sound filmstrip program on pet owner NAAHE, pages 10, 11. additional subscriptions to the same address-$4.00 each (US) responsibility for primary students. Part I is "A Dog's Best Friend;" Part II is "Patches Gets Lost." Each strip is six minutes long. The set of two is $25 ($20 for NAAHE members). HSUS Director of Animal Sheltering and Control ...... Phyllis Wright Editor, SHELTER SENSE ...... Susan Bury Stauffer Editorial Assistant ...... Janet D. Frake Did you receive your copy of the Community Relations Manual For Your Shelter? The Pets Are Wonderful Council still has copies of Continued on next page © 1982, �he Humane Society of the United States, all rights reserved. JUL-AUG '88/SBEL�l!lB Sl!ll\TSl!l/3 this free manual available--it gives suggestions for public Itiems... lems relations programs and includes case histories of successful T�i ���; t���i�i .i1:;�!;?;e;�!���r'1n,,:�_4�i:i4����� ·· �e�� efforts. The manual also offers sources of materials to order. Chicag,;-.·--- T11.is workshop-ls your opportunity to get updated If you haven't gotten your manual yet, write PAW at 500 N. information on shelter management, spay-neuter programs, cruelty Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 or call (312) 836-7145. They'll r investigation and other topics. Speakers will include HS!,JS send you a copy and add you to their mailing list to receive more President_ John A._ H�y�__ _Animal Welfare Telethon on a local company also sells the crayons) . The book subjects include television station and netted about $7000 for their efforts. Tom "Purr-feet Pets, " both dog and cat. Artist Vivian Laube says Jacobs, NHS director for public relations and fund raising, says the Humane Society of Seminole County (FL) is using the coloring . the program also introduced the society to new potential members books as a fund raiser. Write "Adorables" for complete details. J ANIMAL WELFARE : and helped clarify that the group doesn't receive government TELETHON funding as many people believed. Job WANTED - Progressive, accredited society seeks Humane Education · ·' The telethon was on the air for 12 hours, hosted by local announcements Director. Duties include teaching, guiding tours, teacher television celebrities. NHS produced a number of taped segments training, publishing newsletter, supervising department staff. to help fill the time, some featuring entertainment and others Teaching and animal background required. Send resume to: Andrea showing the society's programs and activities. Performers Bill Only SHELTER SENSE Taylor, Monterey County SPCA, PO Box 3058, Monterey, CA 93940. Cosby and Tony Orlando had also taped "spots" for NHS while they subscribers may were in the area making nightclub appearances. About 150 volunteers advertise. Limit WANTED - Emergency services director for growing and progressive SUNDAY tabulated pledges, answered phones and performed other support tasks. APRIL25 CABLE to 25 words plus California humane society to conduct cruelty investigations and CHANNEL- 2 IOAM·IOPM - Jacobs, who has professional television background, says a your address. oversee emergency rescue operations. Law enforcement or telethon is a major project requiring close cooperation between investigative experience required. Contact Bill Brothers, Humane TO BENEFIT: NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY the agency and the television station--some stations may require Society of San Bernardino Valley, PO Box 2982, San Bernardino, CA that someone with professional experience organize it. Jacobs 92406, or call (714) 882-2934. has offered to prepare a manual on how to organize a telethon for WANTED - Humane officer. Must have experience in investigative interested SHELTER SENSE readers--if you'd like a copy, send him process, good working knowledge of laws, be well versed in a stamped, self-addressed envelope at Nevada Humane Society, PO record keeping. Contact Indianapolis Humane Society, 7929 N. Box KIND, Sparks, NV 89431. Michigan Rd. , Indianapolis, IN 46268, (317) 872-5650. Special feature On the following pages, we offer you a special poster, "Think WANTED - Working Shelter Manager (not desk executive) for shelter Before You Adopt. " It was created by California artist Beverly with county contract. Send resume to P. O. Box 415, Santa Cruz, Armstrong for the Santa Barbara Humane Society and is reprinted CA 95061, Attn. Robert Horton. with the society's permission. You can post it in your shelter as POSITION WANTED - Animal science graduate with mass communication is or duplicate it for distribution in your community. Many pet minor seeks position with shelter. Experience in emergency care, animals suffer because they weren't really wanted in the first spay/neuter and PR. Prefer to relocate in eastern US. Contact place. This poster will help make potential Michelle Jordan, 421 S. Chauncey, #2, W. Lafayette, IN 47906. adopters think twice! 4/SHEL�EB SENSE/JUL-AUG •aa _TTrT.-AT1'11 JE �.---.., WILL BE?

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FIND OlJT A PUPPY'S Does SOMEONE HAVE BREED(S) BEFORE YOU THE NECESSARY TIME ADOPT IT. THAT CUTE AND ENTHUSIASM FOR CAN YOU SET UP TIU: LITTLE IRISH SETTER HOURS OF FEEDING, PROPER LIVING QUARTERS PUP WILL BE ABLE TO BRUSHING, EXERCISING, F� YOUR PET ? ARE GO 0/ER A SEVEN SIFTING K11TY LITTER YOU WILLING TO COPE FOOT FENCE WHEN IT OR MOPPING PUPPY WITH MUOOV PAWPRINTS, GROWS UP. 11-IE CUDDLY PUDDLES,TRAINING, HAIRS, CURTAINS SAINT BERNARD WILL E.TC.? WHO WILL TAKE SHREDDED 8V A KITTEN, WEIGH 130POUNDS,OOSf GARE OF THE PET SHOES OR FURNITURE $500A YEAR TO FEED, WHEN YOU ARE DEMOLISHED BYA PUPPY, AND BE STROOG EtUJGH AWAY? WILL YOUR MEOWING AND BARKING, 10 BREAK 'mE1lJBE a= ENERGY AND 1t> FEED, WATER,TRAIN, ANIMALS NEEDING TO YOUR 1V SET BY ENTHUSIASM LAST GROQ\\, EXERCISE, BE LET IN AND our WAGGING HER TAIL AS LONG PS THE CLEAN UP AFTER AND (AND IN AND ourAND AGAINST IT. ANIMAL WILL? La/E? IN AND OUT)?

A ooster bv Beverlv Armstrone: for Santa Barbara (CA) Humane Societv. renrinted hv 'l'he Hnm0ne Snc,iP.tv nf t.hP. TTnit.P.rl St.At."�- Ride the New River Adventures, a Lansing, WV, company that ope:at s ra t white water! rides down the scenic New River, will offer a raf! trip :ugus! l8 Events that exploit or abuse animals for fund raising or for "good, : with all roceeds going to the Fayette Humane Society . Last �ear s clean fun" are difficult for humane agencies to combat--money is ben f"i t �i de netted $1000 for the society's shelter coi:istruction being raised for a good cause or people are having a good time and f : I� you'd like to know more about this_fund-raising effort-[ r. don't want to be bothered by the consideration of the animals' un . or .i f you'd like to tackle the New River rapids yourself--contact welfare. · u New River Adventures at Box 44, Lansing, wv 25862 , (304) 57 4-3008. The opposition can be clever, too. According to the Allegany County SPCA in Wellsville, NY, promoters of a pony pull advertised This summertime that "SPCA members will be on the grounds" to assure spectators warning poster is the event was humane. It turned out that the promoter and his distributed by wife themselves had paid dues for memberships in the SPCA. Eau Claire Area (WI) When these events are going to take place in your community, look Humane Association. carefully into any animal-related laws that might be applicable.

' Make sure everyone in your community understands that an animal I doesn't have to undergo an outright beating to suffer--an animal in the midst of a hundred people shouting at it to run for the finish line is suffering. The incidents above show that public pressure can be a powerful weapon against animal cruelty.

To Leave Animals in a Closed Car! KIND: �ool for hen you lecture an irresponsible pet owner, issue a education Wlead a summons or tour of your animal shelter, you're teaching. every time you teach, And you hope your message sticks. I'd like Good, clean fun . luefield College in Bluefield, WV, held their Annual Mud Pig by KIND editor give you some ideas for to using our youth publication, Kind, to BDay without the pig this year, thanks to Mercer County Humane Charles F. Herrmann III make your message stick with Society (PO Box 1392, Bluefield, WV 24701). Last year,_whei:1 the young people of yourcoimnunity. --Peninsula society director Kitty Wooldridge called the campus to inquire Humane Society (12 Airport Blvd. , San offers Kind as Mateo, CA 94401) about the use of a live pig, she was told she would no! be an incentive to young people to join the group and as a source PHS junior allowed to come to the campus to watch the event. Socie�y hum e of project ideas and discussion material. agent Bill Aker went anyway and was allowed to stay for mud Pg� --The Maine Federation of Humane Societies (15 Kling wrestling. " ME 04330) uses St. , Augusta, subscriptions to our youth magazine as prizes their annual essay contest for Aker's description of the event--college students grappling with held during Be Kind to Animals Week. a terrified pig in ankle-deep mud--got into the local newspaper. --One of the officers of the Texas Humane Information Network Donkey "sports" also The paper subsequently printed severa 1 1e tt �r� from Bluefield (4200 Abbott, Dallas, TX 75205) area residents who were outraged by the activity. is also a music teacher--she abuse animals for the subscribes to Kind for all her music students. sake of a good time. The u roar paid off this year, when Mud Pig Day was held without --A Virginia veterinarian, Dr. an y a�imals involved--students and teachers wrestle� each o�h�r David Jones of Martinsville, gave more than 250 subscriptions to his clients' in the mud. The change was attributed to the negative publicity gifts. children as Christmas from last year's event. --The Fairfax County Department of Animal Control (4500 W. The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. ! �f W�chita Falls, TX, Fairfax, VA 22030) has Ox Rd. , arranged for the county's libraries to won't use live animal events for fund raising in the future, subscribe to our youth publication. after their Armadillo Derby was attended by protesters from north --The Williams County Texas humane groups. Humane Society (Route 1, Bryan, OH 4350 subscribes to Kind for 6) The armadillos were supplied by a promoter, whose fee amounted to every fourth grader in the county. --In Lubbock, TX, about one-third of the money collected at the event. animal control officer Nancy Hickman worked with a McDonald's restaurant HSUS Gulf States Field Investigator Bernard Well�r, representatives to distribute Kind sample copies more than 13,000 young hamburger to f om the Wichita County Humane Society and the Wilbarger Humane enthusiast_s__ _ In addition, s�ciety and other Texas humanitarians protested the event. One of many humane organizations and municipal control agencies animal the signs carried on the protest march said, "Support a G�od subscribe to Kind for their lobby areas. cause--Protest a Poor Solution." Weller had the �ppo tunity to Kind does the work for you by exposing young make a nwnber of statements to the press about this kind7 of coiiiiii"unity people in your to the humane message in a way tha exploitation of animals. their attention. t will grab and keep Best of all, it reinforces the message every colorful issue. with The protests and th e press coverage did convince the Muscular I'll send you a free sample copy if write me at Kind, Dept. you Dystrophy Association that this would be the last Armadillo Derby SS, 2100 L St. , NW, Washington, DC 20037 (Be sure to ask about our . for them! Outreach Program--you can earn money by helping promote Kind in your community.) Educating on ummer is planning time for community education--and planning a budget S sessions always seem to focus on the same problem: how can we achieve the most impact with the little amount of money we have by Kathy Savesky, to spend? Westbrook, ME, director, National dmal Control officer Association for the One effective way of stretching your budget is to enlist the help of other agencies and individual donors in funding your public Edward Gagne uses Advancement of Humane Sharing Sam to teach Education. education efforts. If yours is a private agency, many individuals who may or may not contribute to your general fund-raising children about proper activities will make specific donations to purchase books, films pet care. or other teaching aids. Community service agencies that are more people-oriented than animal-oriented will often give funds for Using someone humane education projects or materials which they see directly else's wallet. tienefiting the children as well as the animals. The key is to be specific in your requests, giving the individual donor or group a single product (or choice of products) that they can fund. The Bellingham-Whatcom County Humane Society and SPCA (3710 Williamson Way, Bellingham, WA 98225) ran a special donor page in their newsletter. Individual donors could select a specific item from a list of humane education teaching Making your Another way of getting more from your education budget is to dollars count. select projects that will yield a tangible product and will not 1 materials and send their checks to the humane society to purchase the item for a local school. have to be repeated again each year. Visiting the local third grade with a program on pet care and giving the third grade As a county agency, Mendocino County Animal Control (Courthouse, teacher materials to use in the classroom are both ways of Ukiah, CA 95482) can't accept donations directly--but they did reaching this year's third grade students. But the visit must set up a trust fund to accept donations for the purchase of public be repeated again each year in order to reach new groups of education materials. Many of the donations are $5 or $10 given by children. Materials presented to the teacher, on the other hand, people surrendering animals to the shelter. The trust fund is can be used again and again. serving as a back-up fund for when money allocated by the county for education material is spent. The Elkhart County Humane Society Guild (PO Box 123, Elkhart, IN 46515) purchased one Sharing Sam Flannel Board Pattern Kit Using someone Every project demands expenditures in staff time or in money. (designed for use in teaching responsible pet ownership) from else's hands. Some are more costly in terms of the dollars needed; some require NAAHE for $3, and is using the patterns to make Sharing Sam kits very little money but lots of worker-hours; others are costly on for kindergartens and preschools throughout the community. Using both fronts. bulk quantities of felt and volunteer help for the cutting, they In many cases, extra help is more easy to come by than extra are keeping expenses to a minimum. The completed project will be money. You can expand the impact of your budget by selecting used repeatedly during the years ahead. projects that are more "labor intensive" than "cost intensive," The Bloomington Animal Control Department (3410 S. Highway 37, and recruiting volunteers to carry them out. Shelter tours, Bloomington, IN 47401) and the Monroe County Humane Association classroom visits, displays at malls and teacher conferences and (PO Box 1334, Bloomington, IN 47401) developed a filmstrip for delivery and pickup of loan materials for schools are just a few children on abandonment of animals, the role of the animal of the projects that are relatively inexpensive to administer shelter and responsible pet ownership in general. Titled although they require a lot of volunteer hours. "Scruffy," the filmstrip was produced by an Indiana University Student as a class project. The two agencies make the filmstrip Volunteers can be recruited from your own membership, if you are .i a private agency, or from the community at large. Women's clubs, I available to teachers, along with a teaching guide that gives organizations of elderly people and even high school groups such suggestions for classroom activities and lists other materials to as the future teachers' club are often eager to become involved order. (You can order the "Scruffy" filmstrip and teaching guide with other agencies, and many of the members of these groups have for $2 7--the teaching guide alone is $5. ) free time on weekdays and weekends, when you most need help. If you can't buy, If you find both money and volunteers hard to come by, you may sell. want to use your education budget to introduce local teachers and Be specific about what you want when you recruit volunteers: school administrators to the existing materials that are available what type of work will the volunteers be required to do and how from other sources. many hours per week do you expect them to contribute? Then, keep your assignments to volunteers consistent with what they agreed to During the last decade, many teaching aids have been produced by do, and whenever possible, try to give them tasks near their own national animal welfare groups. Although these aids are very homes to keep tt1;1-vel·' time and expense to a minimum. popular with teachers who use them, their distribution has been limited because so many more teachers simply aren't aware that The Peninsula Humane Society (12 Airport Blvd. , San Mateo, CA they exist. For a minimal cost, you can obtain samples of these 94401) has produced a booklet entitled "How To Set Up A Volunteer materials and introduce them to teachers and school administrators. Program". For a copy, send $3 to PHS in care of their education (You can request a list of NAAHE materials from The HSUS, 2100 L department. St., NW, Washington, DC 20037.) r 10/SHEL!rER SENSE/JUL-AUG '88 _TTl'T-- a Tl'ft. ,ao I Cll'ErmlT ...... 'D Cf'ml... TCf ... I 'I 'I 1 ollowing our new publication schedule, this issue of SHELTER SENSE covers July and August--we'll be back again around the firstF of September. I'd like to send you off on your summer vacations with a few thoughts that all have to do with education. Learning has In her featur� on community education, Kathy Savesky has given many faces you some ideas for small-budget programs that will help you teach people about responsible animal ownership and enhance your agency's public image as well. Since about half the population owns pets, your reach into the community must be far and wide. Your goal is to make proper pet care "common knowledge." by Phyllis Wright But educating yourself and everyone at your agency is just as important a part of your education program. You can start by ordering the free Community Relations Manual offered by the Pets Are Wonderful Council in the "Materials" section of this issue (if you don't already have a copy) . You should also send your own community relations success stories into the PAW council. They'll issue a revised version of the manual next fall, and your story could be included. The Pet Food Institute has made funds available for the various PAW projects, including this manual, and you should take advantage of their efforts. The manual covers eleven subject areas and is readable and full of ideas. You can choose those that are particularly suited to your location. Of course, I always encourage you to share your success stories with me to publish in SHELTER SENSE. Many of you responded to our call for information in the December 1981 issue. Some of your stories were published, and we've asked for further information Wright is director on others. If something is working for you, it will work for our of animal sheltering other readers, and we want to tell them about it. SHELTER SENSE and control for HSUS. was established to serve just this purpose. To educate yourself further, you should also be signing up for the workshop or the Animal Control Academy programs described in this issue's "Items... ". These and the numerous other training programs being offered around the country give you the chance to learn from experts in the field--but they also give you a chance to share with other students your successes and your failures, to look for solutions together. Education on all these levels increases our professionalism, and that means we're going to do a better job for our communities.

SHEL�ER l\TOl\T-PBOrI� OBG. SENSE '· U.S. Postage PAID The Humane Society Washington, D.C. of the United States PIIBMI� l\T0.8406 2100 L St., RW Washington, DC 20037